<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>I missed a bit of this thread but the problem with = doing this type of thing, even if the customer seems satisfied, is that the quality = of the tuning reflects on you to others who may hear it.  Though you can't = make a silk purse..., I do tend to think about the quality of the product I = leave behind and how it might reflect on my own reputation.  If a = customer wants to pay only a minimum charge, but you know the piano will need more to = even get it reasonably in tune, and it is likely that you won't see this = customer ever again--or at least for another 10 years, then (even though I = still take the job) I often wonder if it's really worth it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Tunapiana440@cox.net = href="mailto:Tunapiana440@cox.net">Greg T</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> May 05, 2002 10:32 = AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: "Old School = Teachings" - Little Story & Confession</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I totally agree with the reply below mine...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe that (customer/situation) is why the "tooners" of the "old school teachnings" did = some of the things they did and a was not so much a reflection of = their skill level...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>IMO the best one can do is to simply do one's best, given the parameters of the = situation, and not worry so much about what a previous "tooner" did...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greg</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ramsey@extremezone.com = href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">Kevin E. Ramsey</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 24, = 2002 9:04 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: "Old School = Teachings" - Little Story & Confession</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Terry, your = customer dictated the terms of service, you didn't. Let her define the level = of service she wants, if that's what she wants from you. You gave her = what she wanted and what she was willing to pay for; there's no reason for = you to have your "tail between your legs". </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Kevin E. Ramsey<BR><A = href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A></DIV> <DIV><BR>The short story is I tuned that thing in 45 minutes and = left it 15 cents flat. It was the worst tuning I have ever done, and I even = skipped the few notes in the high treble that were lacking hammers and/or hammer = felt!<BR><BR>I still claim to be Mr. "A440 or else!", but golly = gosh, I guess there are times when alternatives are in order - not often, = but sometimes.<BR><BR>With tail between legs,<BR><BR>Terry Farrell<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>